Alabama

ASA boycott of Israel (Your view)

I want to commend the 34 universities that have spoken out against the ASA Boycott of Israel including Brandeis University and Penn State Harrisburg both of which on Wednesday announced they have withdrawn from the American Studies Association (ASA) following the ASA membership’s recent vote to endorse a boycott of Israel. And I quote "...we can no longer support an organization that has rejected two of the core principles of American culture—freedom of association and expression.”

I also call on Alabama universities and colleges to do the same. The ASA, American Studies Association, is a racist organization of American professors. What other countries has this disgraceful anti-Jewish group boycotted for real human right violations? Are Syria, China, Russia, Sudan, North Korea, Iran, or a multitude of other real Human Rights violator nation's institutions boycotted by this group? No, they are not!

The ASA organization meets all the definitions of a Racist organization because it singles out one nation and excludes it, while the ASA organization associates with other nations held to a much lower standard with real Human Rights violations, such as Arab nations under Sharia Law that deny women and Christians basic rights. As a matter of fact, Israel regularly treats victims and refugees from Syrian atrocities.

A racist, politically motivated boycott by this pretentious ASA is not studious. You'd be better off having gotten your degree from the highly acclaimed and diverse Tel Aviv University than to study under, associate and pay dues to this group of biased university professors.